QQube Pre-Install Requirements | CLEARIFY

Pre-Install Requirements

This guide is for QQube Version 10.x

Requirements for QQube Version 7.x

QQube Technical Requirements

• Server Operating Systems -  64 Bit Only for 2016, 2019.  2012 R2  (2012 R2 Requires R4_67 or later for QuickBooks Desktop 2022)
• Desktop Operating System -  64 Bit Only for Windows 10, 11. 
• CPU - Minimum Recommended - 5th - 7th Generation Intel Core ix Processors
• Memory - 4 Gig Minimum for Single-User, 8 Gig Minimum for Multi-User.
• Hard Drive Space - 350MB available hard drive space. Additional space needed for the QQube database - up to 3 Gig+ per company
• Excel Add-In - Excel 2016 and above (including 365, 2019), both 32 and 64 bit. 64 Bit is strongly encouraged.
• .NET Framework - Version 4.8 or above required

QuickBooks Desktop: developers do not have direct access to the database; the more horsepower the better.

QuickBooks Desktop Requirements

VERSIONS

• QuickBooks Pro and Pro Plus
• QuickBooks Premier and Premier Plus
• Quickbooks Enterprise Solutions (includes Silver, Gold and Platinum levels)
• QuickBooks Accountant Editions

US Versions 2020 thru 2023

Canadian Multi-currency versions thru 2023.

UK is no longer supported. Intuit discontinued QuickBooks UK Version as of 9/2021

New Zealand version thru current year.

Important guide on QuickBooks file size considerations

QUICKBOOKS RELEASES

• 2023 - Requires QQube 7.9.536 or later.  Current QuickBooks Release is ok.
• 2022 - Requires QQube 7.9.536 or later and QuickBooks R4_67 or later.
• 2021 - Current Release is ok.
• 2020 - Current Release is ok.
• Prior to 2020 - Intuit sunsets the fourth year release every May 31.  e.g. 2019 was sunsetted on May 31, 2022.   QQube will work but is not supported.

QuickBooks Multi-Company Requirements

• Requires the QQube Multi-Company Add-On
  
  • Up to 3 Companies
  • 1 to 10 companies
  • 1 to 100 companies
• You can combine, mix, aggregate any QQube supported QuickBooks file
• Automation of extraction can only be done seamlessly with the same type of QB file e.g. all Premier, or all Enterprise files
• (Trial Version has no limitations)

Requirements to Run Examples

• Microsoft Access - 2016 and above. 
• Microsoft Excel - 2016 and above
• Excel PowerPivot. Excel 2016 and later
• Microsoft Power BI - Current Version (Updates are monthly from Microsoft)
• SAP Crystal Reports - 2011 and above.
• Tableau - Year 2022 and above.

Implementation Requirements

SINGLE USER FOR WORKSTATION OR LAPTOP

• QuickBooks Desktop: client must be installed and registered
• Administrative Permissions for installation (NOT "run as administrator")
• Does not connect to a network where another QQube engine/implementation exists.
• Cannot be installed on a server

MULTI-USER - VERY IMPORTANT!

• If local network - install on administrative console.  Administrative console can only be locked - not logged out of. This is where the installation is performed, and where the synch takes place.
• If network is remote desktop, terminal server or hosted platform where users remotely login to use QuickBooks, create a dedicated server user called "QQubeSynch", with temporary administrative rights, and the time out property set to "never". This is where the installation is performed, and where the synch takes place.

QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP USERS: Intuit SDK (Software Development Kit) only allows QQube to communicate with QuickBooks via a client interface, and doesn't allow the use of a service to perform that communication.